Senators are certain to leave town next week without passing Sen. Sherrod Brown‘s (D-OH) signature rail safety bill, denying him a legislative victory before he faces Ohio voters on Nov. 5. For a brief moment,

Former President Donald Trump said he plans to visit Springfield, Ohio — the city of which he has spread lies about migrants eating residents’ pets — despite local officials saying the town already has an intense strain on its resources.

Residents of Springfield, Ohio, are hoping the attention sparked by former President Donald Trump spreading unsubstantiated rumors about the city’s legal Haitian immigrants eating house pets will blow over.

The Ohio Ballot Board tweaked, then gave final approval to controversial ballot language describing Issue 1, a proposal to overhaul the state's redistricting process.

There are a dozen contested state House seats scattered across central Ohio on the November ballot. Doctors, lawyers, newcomers and others are among those seeking election to two-year terms. Here are the contested districts, a brief description of what they cover, and the candidates:

The U.S. Senate race between Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and businessman Republican Bernie Moreno could decide control of the U.S. Senate.

The Republican-controlled court ruled in favor of the ballot board on challenges to six of eight points brought by backers of the amendment.

Republicans on the Ohio Supreme Court largely upheld wording the amendment's backers called deceptive and inaccurate.

The Ohio Supreme Court has let stand ballot language that will describe this fall's Issue 1 as requiring gerrymandering, when the proposal is intended to do the opposite.

Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has avoided specifically criticizing former President Donald Trump or Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, by name.